Example sentences of "supported by a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nominations for the Honorary Officers and Executive Committee Members shall be supported by a proposer and seconder and must be sent to the Secretary in writing at least one month before the Annual General Meeting . |
| 2 | One BGS officer is in post and he has been supported by a consultant editor . |
| 3 | Mr Shuker was thanked for his talk , supported by a video and information display , by Mrs Alma Bailey , a local primary school head teacher . |
| 4 | Many daytime activities are supported by a purpose built creche staffed by qualified people . |
| 5 | Marine Mining , which is supported by a trio of American investors , will process material dredged from the sea off Cornwall 's northern coast . |
| 6 | In the middle of February press reports indicated that the Soviet Union was advancing with the formation of a government in north Korea to be supported by a north Korean army . |
| 7 | Tree planting is also supported by a government campaign . |
| 8 | A uniformly distributed load can be supported by a hanging , catenary chain one thirtieth the cross section of a simply supported beam . |
| 9 | But if the plea can be supported by a finding of guilt alone , a defendant might escape punishment altogether . |
| 10 | He or she is supported by a Minister of State and two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State . |
| 11 | Probationary members must be more than 18 years of age and an amateur must hold a current handicap of 1 ; if already a professional , she must be supported by a reference from her professional golf association or Tour . |
| 12 | The launch is being supported by a £1.7m TV campaign through BMP DDB Needham . |
| 13 | The group is made up of miners ' wives and relatives , ably supported by a cross-section of concerned individuals on this particular morning a retired teacher , two people running local businesses , and a lecturer . |
| 14 | The fact that such a cheque is supported by a cheque guarantee card makes no difference . |
| 15 | Payment may be made by cash , banker 's or giro draft , cheque supported by a cheque card ( present limit £50 ) or by other cheques , subject to clearance and the Chief Clerk 's consent . |
| 16 | Promotion in the UK is supported by a press advertising campaign which seeks to present Historic Scotland properties as interesting places with colourful histories , without trivialising their historic importance . |
| 17 | But if Continental 's supervisory board , which opposes the Pirelli bid , can muster one more vote than 25% , it can block even an offer supported by a majority of shareholder votes . |
| 18 | Because we believe in stable democratic government supported by a majority of the British people , we shall not only campaign wholeheartedly for fair votes in the coming weeks , we also make a pledge for the period after the election . |
| 19 | OPPONENTS of plans to install new street lights in a Constable Country village claim they now have proof their campaign is supported by a majority of residents . |
| 20 | This requires action taken by a trade union to be supported by a majority in a secret ballot of all those reasonably expected to take part in the action , and in view of the practicalities of organising a ballot and the fact that advance approval of action is valid for only four weeks puts a serious constraint upon the taking of effective action even where that has overwhelming support . |
| 21 | Food lay like clods of clay in his stomach and it rained , but he was supported by a sense of majesty in ideas and even in himself for having them , though this latter maintenance came and went . |
| 22 | The procedure for payment of labour and material sub-contractors will usually follow that described for labour-only sub-contractors and interim payments will be supported by a certificate issued by the builder 's surveyor . |
| 23 | In APL , the previous experience is more varied and is therefore not usually supported by a certificate as the main evidence of competence . |
| 24 | One idea was that they roll downslope from the submarine volcanic vent like plastic bags full of water , before piling up on top of one another ; another was that they whizzed along the sea bed , supported by a cushion of collapsing steam bubbles ; while a third suggested that ‘ pillows ’ are n't separate entities at all , but long , worm-like tubes whose thickness varies along their length . |
| 25 | The body is laid out on the back with hands at the side , the eyes are closed ( coins or cotton wool on the eyelids will help ) the jaw supported by a pillow , and all the natural outlets of the body plugged with cotton wool . |
| 26 | The same picture is supported by a mass of reports from many different localities , where , within a few days , the Propaganda Ministry had organized well-attended demonstrations of the ‘ spontaneous expression of will of our people about the foul attempt on the Führer 's life ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ Micro multimedia is multimedia supported by a microprocessor(s) . |
| 28 | For example , in credit transfer a certificate may need to be supported by a portfolio of evidence , while in APL some certification may be produced to support the portfolio . |
| 29 | with advanced chemistry , based on research supported by a Hope prize . |
| 30 | The justification of authority , concluded the previous chapter , depends on one main argument , which may be extended and supported by a variety of secondary arguments . |